List of Italian-American neighborhoods

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Many Italian-Americans can be found in states such as New York, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Florida, California, Illinois, and Massachusetts. There are also communities of Italian Americans in places like Baltimore, Maryland, St. Louis, Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri and New Orleans, Louisiana, which was the first site of immigration of Italians and Sicilians into America, before Italy was a unified nation-state, and before Ellis Island in New York Harbor was the prominent destination for Italian immigrants. In sharp contrast, the Southern US (exceptions being the Atlantic coast of Florida, which consists mostly of transplanted and retired Northeasterners, New Orleans, Louisiana and a fast-growing community in Atlanta) has little to no percentage of Italian Americans residing in its area. In Kansas City, Missouri, the areas known as "North of the River" (and the former areas of "The North End" and "Northeast Kansas City") have flourished with Italian American families, mostly from Sicilian heritage, working on anywhere from 2nd to 4th generation. California and Nevada, specifically Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Long Beach, and Las Vegas has seen or been seeing a high influx of Italians moving to the cheaper, slower paced rapidly growing Western US. Most say that they leave to escape the stress of high real estate prices, cold weather and traffic, among others, in the congested and fast paced Northeast and East Coast in general. By far the states with the highest number of Italian American communities are New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, which have long been known for their large Italian American populations.

Contents 1 Arizona 2 California 3 Colorado 4 Connecticut 5 Florida 6 Illinois 7 Louisiana 8 Massachusetts 9 Maryland 10 Michigan 11 Missouri 12 Nevada 13 New Jersey 14 New York 15 Ohio 16 Oregon 17 Pennsylvania 18 Rhode Island 19 Wisconsin 20 References

[edit] Arizona

• Maricopa County, Arizona
• Phoenix, Arizona
• Tucson, Tucson

[edit] California

• Little Italy in San Diego, California
• Long Beach, California
• Los Angeles County
• San Pedro, Los Angeles, California
• San Fernando Valley
• North Beach, San Francisco, California
• Santa Barbara, California
• Beverly Hills, California
• Marin County, California
• Napa County, California
• Sonoma County, California
• San Jose, California
• Santa Cruz, California
• Monterey County, California
• Fresno, California
• "Little Tuscany" of Palm Springs, California
• Palm Desert, California

[edit] Colorado

• Denver in "Little Italy" in the Cherry Creek section

[edit] Connecticut

• Bridgeport, Connecticut
• Bethel, Connecticut
• Danbury, Connecticut
• East Haven, Connecticut, with one of the highest percentages of Italians in the country, estimated at 50-60 percent of the city's population.
• Hamden, Connecticut
• North Haven, Connecticut, which has the second highest population of Italian Americans next to East Haven, Eastimated at 45-50%
• Hartford, Connecticut
• Middletown, Connecticut
• New Haven, Connecticut
• Norwalk, Connecticut
• Prospect, Connecticut
• Redding, Connecticut
• Rocky Hill, Connecticut
• Stamford, Connecticut
• Torrington, Connecticut
• Waterbury, Connecticut, home of the late Italian real estate tycoon, Angelina Galante DeRienzo.
• Watertown, Connecticut
• West Haven, Connecticut
• Wethersfield, Connecticut

[edit] Florida

• Boca Raton, Florida
• Brevard County
• Broward County
• Clearwater, Florida
• Coral Gables, Florida
• Daytona Beach, Florida
• Delray Beach, Florida
• Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• Melbourne, Florida
• Miami, Florida
• Miami Beach, Florida
• Miami-Dade County
• Monroe County, Florida
• Orange County
• Orlando, Florida
• Palm Beach County
• Palm Beach, Florida
• Pompano Beach, Florida
• Port St. Lucie, Florida
• South Beach, Miami Beach, Florida
• St. Petersburg, Florida
• Tampa, Florida
• Vero Beach, Florida
• West Palm Beach, Florida

[edit] Illinois

• Addison, Illinois
• Armour Square, Chicago, Illinois
• Chicago, Illinois
• Cicero, Illinois
• Elmwood Park, Illinois
• Franklin Park, Illinois
• Grand Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
• Little Italy in Chicago, Illinois
• Montclare, Chicago, Illinois
• Riverton, Illinois
• Taylor Street, Chicago, Illinois

[edit] Louisiana

• New Orleans, Louisiana

[edit] Massachusetts

• Boston, Massachusetts
• Brockton, Massachusetts
• East Boston in Boston, Massachusetts
• East Cambridge in Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Gloucester, Massachusetts
• Newton (Nonantum), Massachusetts
• the North End in Boston, Massachusetts
• Revere, Massachusetts
• Saugus, Massachusetts
• Somerville, Massachusetts
• Springfield (South-End), Massachusetts

[edit] Maryland

• Little Italy in Baltimore, Maryland
• Locust Point in Baltimore, Maryland
• Edgewood, Maryland
• Essex, Maryland
• Fallston, Maryland
• Joppa, Maryland
• Joppatowne, Maryland
• Middle River, Maryland
• Parkville, Maryland
• Perry Hall, Maryland
• Towson, Maryland

[edit] Michigan

• Detroit, Michigan
• Detroit metropolitan area

[edit] Missouri

• The Hill, Saint Louis, Missouri -- three famous baseball figures, Yogi Berra, Harry Caray and Joe Garagiola grew up here.
• Kansas City, Missouri

[edit] Nevada

• Las Vegas, Nevada

[edit] New Jersey

New Jersey municipalities with over 25% of the population identifying themselves as of Italian ancestry (in those municipalities where at least 1,000 residents identified their ancestry):^[1]

• Hammonton, New Jersey 45.9% (second highest in the United States, behind Johnston, Rhode Island)
• Totowa, New Jersey 37.7 (ninth highest in the U.S.)
• Fairfield, New Jersey 37.2 (11th highest)
• South Hackensack, New Jersey 36.3 (14th highest)
• Nutley, New Jersey 36.0 (16th highest)
• East Hanover, New Jersey 35.6 (19th highest)
• West Paterson, New Jersey 34.3
• Lyndhurst, New Jersey 33.8
• Buena, New Jersey 33.5
• Roseland, New Jersey 32.0
• Carlstadt, New Jersey 31.2
• Wood-Ridge, New Jersey 30.9
• Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey 30.8
• West Long Branch, New Jersey 30.5
• Netcong, New Jersey 30.1
• Gibbstown, New Jersey 30.1
• Newfield, New Jersey 29.8
• Saddle Brook, New Jersey 29.8
• Cedar Grove, New Jersey 29.7
• Lodi, New Jersey 29.4
• Greenwich Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey 29.3
• Raritan, New Jersey 29.2
• West Caldwell, New Jersey 29.1
• Glendora, New Jersey 28.7
• Belleville, New Jersey 28.7
• Little Falls, New Jersey 28.6
• Moonachie, New Jersey 28.5
• Kenilworth, New Jersey 28.0
• Oceanport, New Jersey 27.7
• Lavallette, New Jersey 27.7
• North Haledon, New Jersey 27.6
• Longport, New Jersey 27.3
• Folsom, New Jersey 27.3
• Turnersville, New Jersey 27.3
• Port Reading, New Jersey 26.9
• Verona, New Jersey 26.9
• Hawthorne, New Jersey 26.5
• Rochelle Park, New Jersey 26.1
• Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey 25.9
• Forked River, New Jersey 25.9
• Berkeley, New Jersey 25.7
• Blackwood, New Jersey 25.5
• Hazlet, New Jersey 25.4
• Belford, New Jersey 25.3
• Mount Ephraim, New Jersey 25.3
• Clark, New Jersey 25.2
• Riverdale, New Jersey 25.1
• East Rutherford, New Jersey 25.1
• Newark, New Jersey
• Camden, New Jersey
• Trenton, New Jersey

[edit] New York

New York State has the largest population of Italian Americans with 3.1 million people claiming Italian ancestry. New York City and the New York Metropolitan Area also boasts the highest percentage of Italian Americans of any large city or metro area in the United States.

New York City

• The Bronx, New York
• Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, New York
• Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, New York
• South Bronx, New York
• Brooklyn, New York
• Middle Village, Queens, New York
• Whitestone, Queens, New York
• Arthur Avenue, Bronx, New York (aka Little Italy of the Bronx)
• Ozone Park, Queens, New York (Little Italy of Queens)
• Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York
• Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York
• Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York (95% Italian)
• Forest Hills, Queens, New York
• Ridgewood, Queens, New York
• Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York
• Queens, New York
• Queensbridge, Queens, New York
• Mulberry Street (Little Italy), Manhattan, New York
• New Dorp, Staten Island, New York
• Canarsie, Brooklyn, New York
• Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York
• East New York, Brooklyn, New York
• Morris Park, Bronx, New York
• Pelham Bay, Bronx, New York
• Little Neck, Queens, New York
• Westerleigh, Staten Island, New York
• Rosedale, Queens, New York
• Far Rockaway, Queens, New York
• Belle Harbor, Queens, New York
• Woodhaven, Queens, New York
• Glendale, Queens, New York
• Bulls Head, Staten Island, New York
• Eltingville, Staten Island, New York
• St. George, Staten Island, New York
• Bayside, Queens, New York
• Todt Hill, Staten Island, New York
• Floral Park, Queens, New York
• Rego Park, Queens, New York
• Throgs Neck, Bronx, New York
• Staten Island : The borough is the most heavily populated percentage-wise Italian American county in the United States, with 44.55% of its 430,000 residents claiming Italian ancestry in 2000. Around 200,000 residents claim Italian heritage. It is 3rd in Italian population behind Suffolk County, New York and Nassau County, New York, on Long Island.
• Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York
• Howard Beach, Queens, New York
• Tottenville, Staten Island, New York
• Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York

Long Island

• Long Island, New York (Over 28% of Long Island residents claim Italian Ancestry.)
• Selden, New York
• Franklin Square, New York
• Valley Stream, New York
• Westbury, New York
• Bethpage, New York
• Baldwin, New York
• Bellmore, New York
• Nassau County, New York (28% Italian; Also one of the most heavily populated percentage-wise counties (behind Staten Island) in the US with 360,000 of 1.3 million claiming Italian heritage, along with neighboring Suffolk County, with 28% also.
• Merrick, New York
• Seaford, New York
• Lindenhurst, New York
• Oceanside, New York
• Floral Park, New York
• Wantagh, New York
• Glen Cove, New York
• Huntington, New York
• Melville, New York
• Smithtown, New York
• Port Jefferson, New York
• Stony Brook, New York
• Shirley, New York
• Sayville, New York
• Riverhead, New York
• Suffolk County, New York (Nassau County's neighboring county; Has the highest amount of Italian Americans of any county in the U.S. with around 400,000 people of its 1.4 million (28% of the population claiming Italian ancestry.)
• Mastic Beach, New York
• East Hampton, New York
• Westhampton, New York
• Westhampton Beach, New York
• Southhampton, New York
• Lynbrook, New York
• Hampton Bays, New York
• Bridgehampton, New York
• Greenport, New York
• West Islip, New York
• Long Beach, New York
• Hicksville, New York
• Levittown, New York
• East Northport, New York
• Mineola, New York
• Cedarhurst, New York
• Elmont, New York
• Woodmere, New York
• Oyster Bay, New York
• Garden City, New York
• Massapequa, New York (40% Italian)
• Massapequa Park, New York (41% Italian)
• North Massapequa, New York (Population is 50% Italian American)
• West Babylon, New York
• Five Towns, New York
• North Babylon, New York
• Hewlett, New York
• Amityville, New York
• Copiague, New York
• Ronkonkoma, New York
• South Farmingdale, New York
• Patchogue, New York
• Rockville Centre, New York

Upstate New York

• Rockland County, New York
• Schenectady, New York
• Mahopac, New York
• Niagara Falls, New York
• Yorktown, New York
• Utica, NY
• Eastchester, New York
• Harrison, New York
• Mount Vernon, New York
• Yonkers, New York
• Syracuse, New York
• New City, New York
• Harriman, New York
• Monroe, New York
• Orange County
• White Plains, New York
• Westchester County
• Putnam County
• New Rochelle, New York
• Buffalo, New York
• Rochester, New York
• Canandaigua, New York
• Rocky Point, New York
• Albany, New York, the South End neighborhood
• Troy, New York, Senator Hilary Clinton has proposed a Little Italy section in the city

[edit] Ohio

• Little Italy in Cleveland, Ohio
• Brier Hill in Youngstown, Ohio
• The Village of Lowellville (S.E. Youngstown Area), Lowellville, Ohio
• Akron, Ohio, 6.8% Italian
• South Euclid, Ohio, 15.4% Italian
• Mayfield Heights, Ohio, 26.1% Italian
• Mayfield Village, Ohio, 25.1% Italian
• Lyndhurst, Ohio, 23.9% Italian
• Highland Heights, Ohio, 31.3% Italian
• Richmond Heights, Ohio, 11.6% Italian
• Euclid, Ohio, 9.6% Italian

[edit] Oregon

• Little Italy Portland in Portland, Oregon

[edit] Pennsylvania

• Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
• Ambler, Pennsylvania
• Ambridge, Pennsylvania
• Bloomfield, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Braddock, Pennsylvania
• Bridgeville, Pennsylvania
• Canonsburg, Pennsylvania also birth place of famous Italian-American Singer Perry Como
• Clairton, Pennsylvania
• Coatesville, Pennsylvania
• Coraopolis, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Downingtown, Pennsylvania
• Dunmore, Pennsylvania
• Ellwood City, Pennsylvania
• Farrell, Pennsylvania
• Hershey, Pennsylvania
• Kennedy Township, Pennsylvania
• Morningside, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• New Castle, Pennsylvania (Mahoningtown)
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Rankin, Pennsylvania
• Sharpsburg, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• South Hills, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• South Philadelphia in Philadelphia
• Stowe Township, Pennsylvania
• Uptown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Washington, Pennsylvania
• West Philadelphia
• Wilmerding, Pennsylvania

[edit] Rhode Island

19% of Rhode Island residents are Italian American, the greatest percentage of any state. 199,180 of Rhode Island's population of 1,048,319 claim Italian ancestry.

• Federal Hill, Providence, Rhode Island
• Cranston, Rhode Island (34.5% Italian American)
• Johnston, Rhode Island (53.6% Italian American)
• North Providence, Rhode Island (43% Italian American)
• Westerly, Rhode Island (34.2% Italian American)
• Wakefield, Rhode Island

[edit] Wisconsin

• Milwaukee, Wisconsin

[edit] References